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CIMB Thai appoints new president and CEO
25 Jan 21
CIMB Group has appointed Paul Wong Chee Kin as the president & CEO of CIMB Thai, effective 1 February 2021, the bank announced in a press...
MUFG Bank Hong Kong appoints new head of global markets research Asia
20 Jan 21
MUFG Bank (Hong Kong) has appointed Lin Li as its head of Global Markets Research Asia, the bank announced in a press release.
ING APAC sustainable finance head to vacate post
13 Jan 21
The franchise was launched in Asia in 2017.
MUFG's banking arm to promote managing director to CEO
23 Dec 20
Junichi Hanzawa will replace Kanetsugu Mike, said a Nikkei report.
Citi APAC Treasury and Trade Solutions appoints new leaders for data, innovation
15 Dec 20
Citi Asia Pacific Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has appointed new leadership for data and innovation, effective immediately.
Bank of East Asia names new group chief risk officer
27 Nov 20
Ivy Chan has experience with Hang Seng Bank and HSBC Taiwan.
RHB Bank Lao appoints new CEO
3 Nov 20
RHB Banking Group has appointed Frankie Choong Seang Heng as chief executive officer of RHB Bank Lao effective 1 November.
MUFG Securities Asia names new origination head for debt capital markets
3 Nov 20
Shailesh Venkatraman will be based in Singapore.
ING APAC wholesale banking head to step down at end-2020
30 Oct 20
The bank's APAC financial markets head will serve as interim head.
MUFG Bank names Hoang Thi Tuong Khanh as Vietnam global corporate banking head
9 Sep 20
She will be based in Hanoi.
JPMorgan names Philip Glickman as APAC merchant services head
2 Sep 20
He was previously with Mastercard.
Citi Treasury and Trade appoints new APAC trade head
25 Aug 20
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions has appointed Kanika Thakur as Asia Pacific trade head, effective immediately, according to a press release.
Deutsche Bank names Huynh Buu Quang as Vietnam country chief
18 Aug 20
The bank had earlier announced plans to invest in the country.
AMTD Digital names Osman Ershad Faiz as chief information and operating officer
13 Aug 20
Faiz has served as Singapore Clearing House Association director.
HSBC Private Banking names market heads for Singapore, Malaysia
12 Aug 20
Both are based in the Lion City.
Citi names new appointees in APAC retail banking arm
5 Aug 20
This includes a newly-created role for the bank's high net worth clients.
MUFG names Rob Ward as project finance, ESG finance head for Oceania
30 Jul 20
MUFG Bank has appointed Rob Ward as its head of project finance and head of ESG finance, the latter being a newly-created role for the Oceania...
Citi names Lee Lung Nien as South Asia private bank head
27 Jul 20
His main task is to business development and client acquisition.
BEA China names new chief executive
16 Jul 20
The bank will digitalise their retail banking segment under his leadership.
UOB names Kevin Lam as TMRW head
30 Jun 20
He is currently UOB Indonesia’s country CEO.
Bank of Singapore appoints chief economist
10 Jun 20
Mansoor Mohi-uddin will be responsible for developing strategic views and research analyses.
Deutsche Bank names new head of China corporate cash management
9 Jun 20
Alvin Ho will oversee the cash management sales in the country.
Bank of Singapore names new global head of products
8 Jun 20
Lim Leong Guan will concurrently be OCBC’s head of group wealth products.
CIMB Group names new group CEO
3 Jun 20
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has appointed Abdul Rahman Ahmad as new group CEO/executive director for CIMB and CEO/executive director for CIMB Bank...
Standard Chartered names new global wealth management head
3 Jun 20
Standard Chartered has appointed Marc van de Walle as its new global head of wealth management effective 6 July, according to a press note.
Former MAS chief data officer is UnionBank's new senior adviser for data and AI
1 Jun 20
David Hardoon led the development of AI strategy for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector.
Standard Chartered Hong Kong appoints Lay Choo Ong as head of retail banking
29 May 20
Incumbent head Vicky Kong will take over as global head of wealth proposition.
DBS announces new lead independent director
30 Apr 20
Former director Ho Tian Yee has been re-designated as non-executive director.
MUFG names new head of transaction banking for East Asia
14 Apr 20
Belinda Han previously worked for Standard Chartered Hong Kong and HSBC China.
Singapore monetary board names new assistant managing director
6 Apr 20
Celine Sia will hold the position for economics and knowledge management.
MUFG Bank names Pierre Ferland as co-head of global markets for Asia
2 Apr 20
He was the former CEO of MUFG Securities Asia.
Citi swipes Amex global cards head
31 Mar 20
Citi has recruited Kartik Mani as the Asian head of cards and unsecured lending, according to an announcement.
DBS Group names two independent board directors
24 Mar 20
CapitaLand’s Anthony Lim and pharma director Punita Lal will join DBS on 1 April.
HSBC names Noel Quinn as CEO
18 Mar 20
He had been serving as interim chief since August 2019.
Citigroup names Loretta Ko as Hong Kong financial institutions head
12 Mar 20
She was formerly with Banco Santander where she held the same position.
CIMB Group, CIMB Bank Berhad CEO resigns
10 Mar 20
Zafrul Aziz left to assume the Malaysian finance minister role.
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management names two additions to APAC lending team
6 Mar 20
The appointees are based in Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively.
HDFC bank appoints new Additional Non-Executive Director
5 Mar 20
Karnad has been associated with the property and mortgage industry for over 40 years.
J.P. Morgan names Filippo Gori as APAC chief
27 Feb 20
He will replace Nicolas Aguzin.
Standard Chartered names new digital channels and client data analytics head
19 Feb 20
Karina van Dyke will join the bank’s CCIB division in Singapore.

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